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Thursday, 12 June 2014

Some of our relatives
always come on Umrah or Hajj visa to Saudi Arabia and the question arises, if
we can bring them to our house in Jeddah, Dammam, Riyadh or any other city.
Umrah and Hajj visas are issued to pilgrims to travel to Holy Places of Makkah
and Madina. They can travel to Makkah, Madina and places within the route of
Makkah and Madina. Since, Jeddah is within the route of Makkah and Madina so
Hajj and Umrah visitors can travel to Jeddah. If you are on Hajj or Umrah visa,
you should not move to any other city without permit from the Hajj and Umrah
Administration.

Penalty
for Hajj and Umrah visitors upon unauthorized travel

If Hajj or Umrah visitor
is caught travelling to any other city without approval permit from the Hajj
and Umrah Administration, he will be immediately detained and transferred to
detention center (Tarheel). First of all, a fine of SR 10,000/- will be imposed
to him. He cannot move to his country without paying this fine of SR 10,000/-.
After settlement of fine, he will be deported to his country on his own
expense.

Moreover, people who are
found transporting the Hajj and Umrah visitors to travel to other cities (apart
from Jeddah, Makkah and Madina) will also be fined, jailed and deported as the
case may be. The penalty varies if you are an expatriate or national of Saudi
Arabia.

If you are an expatriate
resident caught in transporting the Hajj and Umrah visitors without permit from
the Hajj and Umrah Administration, you will be fined SR 10,000/-, jailed for a
period of 1 to 3 months and deported after imprisonment. However, if you are
Saudi National, fine will be SR 10,000 plus 3 months imprisonment for first
instance, SR 20,000 plus 6 months imprisonment for second instance and SR
30,000 and 6 months imprisonment for the third time.

Fines stated above are for
transporting one Umrah or Hajj visitor from one place to another without travel
authorization. If there are more visitors, the fines and punishment stated
above will be multiplied by the number of visitors transported.